Xeon E-2486 vs Celeron 4205U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 4205U and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2571	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	5.43	no data
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	23 January 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$506

Detailed specifications

Celeron 4205U and Xeon E-2486 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	16 GT/s
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 4205U and Xeon E-2486 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1528	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 4205U and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron 4205U and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 4205U and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 4205U and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 900 MHz)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 4205U and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 January 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

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